Sources say 1922 Committee may raise threshold of supporters required to 25 to narrow down crowded field Conservative leadership hopefuls face a bruising week in which they must quickly scramble for supporters in what looks likely to be a dramatically accelerated contest to find Boris Johnson’s successor. After an acrimonious […]
Senior Tories say the former chancellor is the main focus of the ousted leader’s anger as bitter infighting breaks out Senior Tories accused Boris Johnson of trying to torpedo Rishi Sunak’s bid to succeed him as prime minister – and of refusing to leave No 10 with good grace – […]
Prime minister only admitted last week to the meeting, held immediately after Nato summit Labour has called for an urgent Cabinet Office investigation into Boris Johnson’s meeting with an ex-KGB agent two days after attending a high-level Nato summit that focused on Russia. The deputy leader Angela Rayner and shadow […]
PM pushed candidate forward for role in City Hall while he was mayor of London, report claims Boris Johnson is facing new allegations he lobbied to get a job for a woman who claimed to be having a sexual relationship with him while he was London mayor. It is alleged […]
HMRC alert raised as minister faces questions over offshore family trust that held shares worth £20m A “flag” was raised by officials over the financial affairs of the new chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, before he was promoted, the Observer can reveal. Civil servants in the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team […]
Full spectrum of candidates are likely to come from almost every ideological wing of the party UK politics: live updates The Conservative leadership election appears to be wide open, with candidates from almost every ideological wing of the party. With one nation Tories and fiscal conservatives, Brexiters and remainers, there […]
Former chancellor throws his hat into the ring in race to succeed Boris Johnson Politics live: latest updates Rishi Sunak described himself as a “serious candidate for serious times” as he kickstarted his campaign to become the UK’s next prime minister, with as many as 15 Conservative MPs expected to […]
Labour leader will stay in post after pledging to resign if fined for having a beer and takeaway curry with staff All the day’s politics news – live Keir Starmer and his deputy, Angela Rayner, have been cleared by Durham constabulary of breaching lockdown rules over a beer and takeaway […]
After Boris Johnson’s resignation, critics keen to lay blame at door of ‘too casual’ communications director When he walked into Downing Street five months ago as Boris Johnson’s communications director, Guto Harri drew attention to himself with an interview that described his new boss as “not a complete clown”. Now, […]
Analysis: Labour leader must act fast to pin Johnson’s legacy and state of economy on entire Tory party Politics live – latest updates It took Keir Starmer three days to promise to resign if he was fined for breaking lockdown rules, after Durham police announced its investigation – but those […]